FABLES OF WIT AND ELEGANCE
by Auchincloss, Louis (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dustjacket
- Seller
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. A collection of short stories including contributions from Henry James, Oscar Wilde, Edith Wharton, Dorothy Parker, Aldous Huxley and others. Book is in VG condition with slightly cocked spine, rubbing to edges, bumping to head of spine else a bright and solid copy. DJ is in VG condition with rubbing to edges, bumping to head of spine else bright, intact and whole.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- JB's Book Vault (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000216
- Title
- FABLES OF WIT AND ELEGANCE
- Author
- Auchincloss, Louis (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dustjacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Auchincloss, Fables, Wit, Elegance, Short Stories
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
JB's Book Vault
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Buffalo, Wyoming
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....